Inis Neziri

Inis Neziri
Born (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 23)
Tirana, Albania
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2013–present

Inis Neziri (Albanian pronunciation: [inis nɛziɾi]; born 12 January 2001) is an Albanian singer and songwriter. She has been crowned the winner of numerous festivals including the Romanian Golden Stag and Russian New Wave.

Life and career

In 2013, Neziri began to dedicate herself to music when she was twelve as she won the 5th edition of the Albanian children's talent show Gjeniu i Vogël.[1] In December 2017, she successfully participated in the 56th edition of Festivali i Këngës with the song "Piedestal" where she finished in the third place.[2] In September 2018, she took part in the Golden Stag Festival in Romania and eventually emerged as the winner of the competition.[3][4] In October 2020, the Albanian broadcaster, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), announced her as one of the contestants selected to compete in the 59th edition of Festivali i Këngës with the song "Pendesë".[5]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak
chart
positions 		Album
ALB
[6]
"Piedestal" 2017 — Non-album single
"Fli në krahët e mi"
(featuring Flori Nazifi) 		2018 —
"E theve" 2019 2
"Ishe ti" —
"Pendesë" 2020 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ^ "Inis Neziri–Biografia". TeksteShqip. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. ^ Avelino, Gerry (23 December 2017). "Albania: Eugent Bushpepa wins Festivali i Këngës 56 with "Mall"". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. ^ Gallagher, Robyn (2 September 2018). "Romania: FiK 56 star Inis Neziri wins grand prize at Golden Stag Festival". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. ^ Sieczka, Sean (12 September 2018). "Inis Neziri wins top prize at the Golden Stag Festival". ESCXtra. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  5. ^ Smith, David (28 October 2020). "Albania: 26 artists confirmed for Festivali i Këngës 59…including Orgesa Zaimi, Inis Neziri and Era Rusi". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  6. ^ Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania: